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Contraception and abortion knowledge, attitudes and practices among adolescents from low and middle-income countries: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Adolescents face significant barriers to contraception access and utilization that result in adverse health effects of early pregnancy and …
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Feasibility, acceptability and potential sustainability of a ‘diagonal’ approach to health services for female sex workers in Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Female sex workers (FSWs) in many settings have restricted access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. We therefore …
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Implementing large-scale health system strengthening interventions: experience from the better health outcomes through mentoring and assessments (BHOMA) project in Zambia
BACKGROUND: Under the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's African Health Initiative, five Population Health Implementation and Training partnerships were established as …
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Establishing Sexual Assault Care Centres in Belgium: health professionals’ role in the patient-centred care for victims of sexual violence
BACKGROUND: Having ratified the Convention of Istanbul, the Belgian federal government commits itself to the foundation of Sexual Assault Care …
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“It’s a precious gift, not to waste”: is routine cross matching necessary in orthopedics surgery? Retrospective study of 699 patients in 9 different procedures
BACKGROUND: Orthopedic surgeries are usually associated with excessive blood loss which leads surgeons to overestimate need for blood transfusions and …
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Impact of results-based financing on effective obstetric care coverage: evidence from a quasi-experimental study in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Results-based financing (RBF) describes health system approaches addressing both service quality and use. Effective coverage is a metric measuring …
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Access to assistive technology in two Southern African countries
BACKGROUND: Millions of people in Southern Africa are deprived of basic human rights such as the right to education and …
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A prospective observational study of drug therapy problems in medical ward of a referral hospital in northeast Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Drug therapy problem is any undesirable event experienced by a patient during drug therapy that interferes with achieving the …
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Role of maternity waiting homes in the reduction of maternal death and stillbirth in developing countries and its contribution for maternal death reduction in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Every family expect to have a healthy mother and new born baby after pregnancy. Especially for parents, pregnancy is …
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Assessment of adolescent and youth friendly services in primary healthcare facilities in two provinces in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Health services for adolescents are increasingly recognised as a priority in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Adolescent and …
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Characteristics of patients with thromboembolic disorders on warfarin therapy in resource limited settings
BACKGROUND: Warfarin is a drug with narrow therapeutic index used in the management of thromboembolic disorders. Several factors affect its …
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HIV partner services in Kenya: a cost and budget impact analysis study
BACKGROUND: The elicitation of contact information, notification and testing of sex partners of HIV infected patients (aPS), is an effective …
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Availability of HIV services along the continuum of HIV testing, care and treatment in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Ghana has been providing HIV and AIDS services since the identification of the first case in 1986 and added …
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“I will not stop visiting!” a qualitative study of community health workers’ reluctance to withdraw household support following the end of a community-based intervention in Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Community Health Worker (CHW) programmes are increasingly important in HIV service delivery. CHWs' familiarity with the local context can …
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Demand for health care service and associated factors among patients in the community of Tsegedie District, Northern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Demand-side barriers are as important as supply factors in deterring patients from obtaining treatment. Developing countries including Ethiopia have …
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Factors associated with self-care practice among adult diabetes patients in West Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Diabetes, a rising global health problem, requires continuous self-care practice to prevent acute and chronic complications. However, studies show …
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Routine health information utilization and associated factors among health care professionals working at public health institution in North Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Routine health information systems (RHIS) are vital for the acquisition of data for health sector planning, monitoring, and evaluation. …
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Teledermatology scale-up frameworks: a structured review and critique
BACKGROUND: The South African public health sector embarked on a National Telemedicine System implementation program in 1999 and although unsuccessful, …
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Views and perceptions about locally manufactured medicines in Ethiopia: a qualitative study of physicians, patients and regulatory authorities
BACKGROUND: Because of their cost, the use of locally produced, bioequivalent, generic drugs is universally recommended. In Ethiopia. while the …
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Simulation-based low-dose, high-frequency plus mobile mentoring versus traditional group-based training approaches on day of birth care among maternal and newborn healthcare providers in Ebonyi and Kogi States, Nigeria; a randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: There is limited information from low and middle-income countries on learning outcomes, provider satisfaction and cost-effectiveness on the day …